law clerk
noun
: a person (such as a law school graduate) who provides a judge, magistrate, or lawyer with assistance in such matters as research, writing, and analysis
landed a job as a law clerk at the Supreme Court straight out of law school
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Prior to joining the firm, Orrick served as a law clerk for the Honorable Denise D. Reilly, the Honorable Jeffrey M. Bryan, and the Honorable Jeanne M. Cochran at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2024
The appeal was written by Jeffrey Wall, the acting solicitor general in the final year of the first Trump administration, and Morgan Ratner, a former law clerk for Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Miers, a friend of the president who had worked as a law clerk but had no prior experience as a judge, eventually withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Williams served as a law clerk to now-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland when Garland served as an appellate judge and U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2024
The appeal was written by Jeffrey Wall, the acting solicitor general in the final year of the first Trump administration, and Morgan Ratner, a former law clerk for Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Miers, a friend of the president who had worked as a law clerk but had no prior experience as a judge, eventually withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
Williams served as a law clerk to now-U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland when Garland served as an appellate judge and U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Law clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20clerk. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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